Given how stupidly awesome and amazing the Lotus Elise is right out of the box, that it is now offering a “Performance Package” could almost be interpreted as a joke, sort of like Burger King selling a “Heart Attack Edition” Double Whopper with cheese.

But the 2010 Elise Performance Package is no joke. Rather, it’s a high-value package that combines some seven grand worth of goodies—including last year’s touring package, sport seats, Alcantara upholstery, traction control, dual oil coolers, removable hard top, 16-spoke cast alloys in silver or black with matching rear diffuser, sport dampers, sport springs, Yokohama A048 LTS performance tires, and a harness bar—for $3665. Said options remain available a la carte, but we can’t imagine passing that box on the order form without checking it, because it means that the 2010 Elise, which is starts at the same $47,250 as last year, can be thoroughly loaded for only $50,915.

Otherwise, the Elise remains unchanged for 2010, though we expect a facelift like that on the 2010 Exige S 260 to make its way to the Elise sometime soon.